# Accident 19920617020819A: Cessna 185F, Talkeetna, AK, June 17, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1992, 18:30 local time
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Airport: Talkeetna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EPZA
- Location: 62.4499° N, 149.7907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4499&lon=-149.7907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125KT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125KT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna A185F (registry code 2072821, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-a185f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 185F
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 31 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920617020819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRCRAFT ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC92LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA093), Jun 18, 1992: Cessna 185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS INCLUDE TAILWHEEL VIBRATION/SHIMMY, AND AN INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP.

## Other reports on N125KT (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110517009899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110517009899A), May 17, 2011: Cessna A185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Pilot in left seat made a wheel landing as tail came down a/c vered to right and pilot in the left seat over corrected to the left. The company ck pilot took…
- [Accident 20080505834679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080505834679A), May 5, 2008: Cessna A185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Mr. [privacy data omitted] Went out to fly the Cessna 185 practice touch and go's after three (3) successful landings he wanted to do one more. On this…
- [Incident 20060816018139I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816018139I), Aug 16, 2006: Cessna A185F (N125KT), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot had landed on ruth glacier, was taxiing up glacier to reposition for later takeoff when aircraft taxied over a depression in snow. Pilot heard a…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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